"Bernstein's approach is inspirational, exceptionally flexible and completely spontaneous. The performance of 'An American in Paris' is vividly characterized, brash and episodic; an unashamedly Americ...continue...
This selection is a DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording....continue...

This abridged version of Bach's St. Matthew Passion originated with some New York Philharmonic subscription concerts at Carnegie Hall in the spring of 1962. Although...continue...
This disc includes a recording of Leonard Bernstein discussing the musical and dramatic structure of the St. Matthew Passion.

The 'Saint Matthew Passion' represents the culmination of Bach's ac...continue...

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Songs and dances of death
Performers:
Bernstein, Leonard; Tourel, Jennie Conductors:
Bernstein, Leonard Ensemble:
; New York Philharmonic

"...You can't go wrong with one of the best 'Pictures' on records - and it's all at mid-price to boot. The orchestral material here, in...continue...
"St. John's Night on Bare Mountain" is an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov of an intermezzo from Mussorgsky's incomplete opera, 'Sorochintsy Fair.' An orchestral showcase, this work is given a feverish...continue...